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The dramatic elephant walk at Elmendorf Air Force Base was more than an impressive photo-op.
Here s What You Need to Remember: The Elmendorf elephant walk indicated that at least half of the base s F-22s were flight-ready on March 26, 2019. The 3rd Wing also mans a regional air-defense alert mission, which requires it to launch pairs of F-22s on short notice in order to intercept aircraft usually Russian that fly near U.S. air space.
A U.S. Air Force wing in Alaska managed to launch 24 F-22 Raptor stealth fighters plus an E-3 radar plane and a C-17 transport, all in quick succession.
On the night of June 25, 1996, a bomb was detonated near the Khobar Tower housing complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, killing 19 Airmen and injuring more than 400 U.S. and international military members and civilians. The towers housed coalition forces supporting Operation Southern Watch, a no-fly zone operation in Southern Iraq. (Courtesy photo)
1991 – Operation Southern Watch: bombing the U.S. Khobar Towers barracks
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